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Tag: Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

  • Hacker News: Gemini beats everyone on new OCR benchmark

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06445 Source: Hacker News Title: Gemini beats everyone on new OCR benchmark Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new open-source benchmark designed to evaluate Vision-Language Models (VLMs) on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in dynamic video contexts. This is particularly relevant for AI, as it highlights advancements…

  • Hacker News: Why LLMs still suck at OCR

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    Source URL: https://www.runpulse.com/blog/why-llms-suck-at-ocr Source: Hacker News Title: Why LLMs still suck at OCR Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores the challenges faced when using Large Language Models (LLMs) for tasks like Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and complex data extraction, emphasizing their limitations in processing intricate document layouts and the…

  • The Register: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/infected_apps_google_apple_stores/ Source: The Register Title: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims Feedly Summary: OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries Kaspersky eggheads say they’ve spotted the first app containing hidden optical character recognition spyware in Apple’s App Store. Cunningly, the software nasty…

  • Hacker News: iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for data

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    Source URL: https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/05/iphone-apps-on-app-store-malware-reads-screenshots/ Source: Hacker News Title: iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a novel malware, termed ‘SparkCat’, embedded in iOS and Android apps, utilizing screenshot-reading OCR technology to search for sensitive recovery…

  • Hacker News: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store

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    Source URL: https://securelist.com/sparkcat-stealer-in-app-store-and-google-play/115385/ Source: Hacker News Title: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity threat involving a malware campaign known as “SparkCat,” which targets Android and iOS devices by embedding malicious SDKs in popular apps to steal sensitive information,…

  • Slashdot: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/1826259/first-ocr-spyware-breaches-both-apple-and-google-app-stores-to-steal-crypto-wallet-phrases?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Researchers from Kaspersky have identified new malware named “SparkCat” that exploits optical character recognition (OCR) technology to extract cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from users’ photo galleries…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ChatGPT Operator system prompt

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/26/chatgpt-operator-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Feedly Summary: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Johann Rehberger snagged a copy of the ChatGPT Operator system prompt. As usual, the system prompt doubles as better written documentation than any of the official sources. It asks users for confirmation a lot: ## Confirmations Ask…

  • Cloud Blog: Vertex AI grounding: More reliable models, fewer hallucinations

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/how-vertex-ai-grounding-helps-build-more-reliable-models/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Vertex AI grounding: More reliable models, fewer hallucinations Feedly Summary: At the Gemini for Work event in September, we showcased how generative AI is transforming the way enterprises work. Across all the customer innovation we saw at the event, one thing was clear – if last year was…

  • The Register: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/07/fake_copyright_email_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer Feedly Summary: Curiosity gives crims access to wallets and passwords Organizations should be on the lookout for bogus copyright infringement emails as they might be the latest ploy by cybercriminals to steal their data.… AI Summary and…

  • Hacker News: Ollama 0.4 is released with support for Meta’s Llama 3.2 Vision models locally

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    Source URL: https://ollama.com/blog/llama3.2-vision Source: Hacker News Title: Ollama 0.4 is released with support for Meta’s Llama 3.2 Vision models locally Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the availability and usage of Llama 3.2 Vision within the Ollama framework, highlighting its capabilities in image analysis, including Optical Character Recognition (OCR).…